Please help Chicken has worms!

[Eggcessive]

Albendazole can actually kill both roundworms and hookworms plus their egg in one dose in humans, but depending on the worm and the animal, it needs to be given for a specific number of timeshttps://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2513&Itemid=2786

https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/albendazole-oral-route/proper-use/drg-20061505

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6625078

 

[Sue Gremlin]

You have gotten good advice so far. I just wanted to chime in and say that's a fantastic and impressive pile of worms. Thanks for posting a photo!

 

[MichelleKing]

Easiest way for a large flock is Wazine, which goes in the water. But you have to realize that correct dosing is determined by them taking in enough of the medicated water, and there is the chance that a sick bird might not drink enough or a lower pecking order bird might be kept away and not get enough. There is another product that can be mixed in water but it's quite expensive, so most don't use it, it's Safeguard Aquasol : https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/product/poultry/Safe-Guard-AquaSol/1
Here is a price: https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=40d6322b-a735-4afa-80cd-8e983bc7274d
I've got 28 birds right now and I direct dose, usually with Safeguard goat liquid or Valbazen. These two are not water soluble and cannot be mixed in water, they will settle out. You could do it that way, direct dose, also, would just take you longer. I just lock them in the coop at night, go out before light the next morning and take them off the roosts one at a time and dose using an oral syringe, and turn loose. When the coop is empty, you are done. If they are not all housed together you could do it in groups. I generally eye-ball weights for this since I've done it so many times I can pretty well guess the weights when I pick them up. You could just weigh a few to get an idea in general, weigh the biggest roo, and hen, and the smallest and an average sized one and it would give you a general idea of weights. I know it sounds labor intensive, but after you've done a few it gets easier, and you have confidence that all got the appropriate dose. There is also this method, not sure how well it would work with 100 birds, would think you still might have to break them into smaller groups, but will pass it on for your info, I haven't done it this way : https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/safeguard-mash-zero-day-egg-withdrawal.1254653/

Hi , i need to direct dose deworm, can you share your step by step technique? Using safegaurd.

 

[coach723]

Do you know what worm you are treating?
For most worms the Safeguard dose is .23 ml per pound of bird weight orally, and repeat in 10 days. For gapeworm or capillary worm you would need do that dose for 5 days consecutive. You can use a digital kitchen scale to get a good weight on the bird, and when doing the math I round up to the next measurable mark on the syringe. For smaller birds you can use a 1 cc syringe, for larger birds you'll need a 3 cc syringe (1cc = 1ml). So a 5 lb bird would get 1.15 ml (round to 1.2 ml), a 5.5 lb bird would get 1.265 ml (round to 1.3 ml), a 6 lb bird would get 1.38 ml (round to 1.4 ml), etc.
I lock my birds in the coop at dark the night before, go out before first light in the morning and take them off the roosts one at a time and dose them, then turn them into the run, when the coop is empty you are finished. For any that freak out at being held, I wrap them in an old bath towel to hold the wings in while I dose. Make sure you shake the bottle well before drawing the dose, the medication settles. If you have a helper it can be a bit easier, one to hold and one to dose, I'm usually doing it by myself and I manage, it gets easier with practice. Pull down on the wattles to open the beak and put the medication in the front of the beak no more than .5 ml at a time and let go of the wattles and them swallow it. Repeat until the entire dose is given. Doing no more than .5 ml at a time and placing in the front of the beak will reduce the chance that they will aspirate it. Don't wear nice clothes, depending on how many you need to do, you may be wearing some droppings and wormer when you are finished.